1.) The first answer to my Essential Question is to have a "connection". To be able to connect with a character might seem like an obvious answer to any successful story, not many people consider this when thinking about comic books. The flighty, exaggerated, sometimes insane characters cause most people to deny the fact that they connect to these characters. However, to make a story good and to make it memorable, you need to connect with someone in the story.

2.) One of the best examples that I can give to support this character is an article about a woman confined to a wheelchair. She thought of herself as someone who wasn't necessarily lesser than anyone, but wasn't exactly better. When Barbara Gordon (who was Batgirl at the time) was shot in the spine by the Joker and became wheelchair bound, this woman held a strong connection for her. Oracle was one of the most popular females in the DC universe. She was mentioned in nearly every comic at least once; she was the only "behind the scenes" person who could relay information to anyone at any given time; and she was in a wheelchair. Many people can relate to this story, while not in a strong way as the woman in the wheelchair could, at least in a small way. Barbara understood what it meant to lose her family; she understood what it meant to go through something so hard in life that at times, she didn't think she'd make it out in one piece; she understands what it means to love someone so dearly (Dick Grayson, the first robin) and then have that guy walk away from her because she was too head-strong. While she might not relate to everyone, that's the reason why there's more than one character in this huge universe.

3.) The article that story is from is actually from a anti-reboot article and one of the first that I looked up. Here's the link or you can look up number 5 on my Working Bibliography.

1. Hypothesis: If an average human was blindfolded and a sound was made (such as a bell), then even 'blind', they could identify where that sound was within ten feet.

2. The dependent would be the number of times they can identify a sound, the independent would be the distance away from the test subject, and the control would bee the actual sound.

3. One of the most important aspects of a successful comic book series today is whether it is realistic (or at least, believable) for these superheroes to do what they do. Daredevil, a popular Marvel character, is completely blind. However, he can "see" the world around him with his senses. I am making an experiment to determine if this is at least some-what realistic in the most efficient way possible: using human senses to locate a sound while a person is blindfolded. Thus, this experiment connects to my EQ by proving if this idea of Daredevil's power is realistic or not.

4. The way I will perform this experiment is as follows: I will have a group of about eight people at a time. One of those eight will be in the middle of the "circle" and be blindfolded, with the rest of the seven (and me) standing around that person, being "the circle". I point to different people in the circle and they make a sound, most likely a clap. I will record at which times the person in the middle gets confused or wrongly identifies where that sound is coming from, as well as the times that they identify where the sound is. The only "equipment" I will need are people and a blindfold.

5. Behavioral/Social Science (although I'm not sure)

1. Where are you working for your service learning?
   - I am working at a bookstore in Pomona called The Magic Door.
2. Who is your contact?
   - Dwain and JoAnn Kaiser
3. Summarize the services you have performed to complete the 10 hour requirement
   - The services I do are that I sort, do inventory, work the front desk and work out the freebie table outside.
4. How many hours have you worked?
   - I have worked sixteen hours. 

1. What do you think is the most important aspect a comic book series should have and why?

2. What do you look for when you read a comic book?

3. Do you think that realism plays a part in how popular a comic book series is? Why or why not?

4. Do you think that the movies have gotten more people into comics in general? Why or why not?

5. Which is more important to you, personally, in a comic book: Art, story/writing, or characters? Why?

6. What would you say to a person who wants to start reading comic books?

7. Are comic books becoming more mature these days? How or how not?

8. How do you think comic books being more mature affects new readers' perspectives?

9. Is gender a large aspect when you look at a comic book? Such as, do you want to read more about a male or a female? Or does it matter? Why or why not?

10. Is there anything in comics that you see as something that would turn new readers away?

1. I think I'm doing okay. Either a high AP or P. The only reason, I think, that I'm not doing alright with getting stuff on time, but I think the ideas and the things that I turn in (whether it's on time or not) is higher quality and well thought out.

2. I think my quality of work is very good. The research and the ideas I come up with for blogs and components are very well thought out and done.

3. The thing I would like to improve on is getting things done on time. It's completely my fault and my attention span's and I totally regret that. I need to have more motivation about everything, projects and components and due dates.

1. If an average human were to emit sounds, could he or she interpret the echos of that sound to determine shapes or bodies within twelve feet.